Trouble in Mind | Critical Overview

Critics of the original production of Trouble in Mind found much to praise. Harry Raymond of The Daily Worker wrote, ‘‘Trouble in Mind is a play with an important point of view about the problems of Negro actors in the theatre. She has written about it with a brightness and compassion that sends the audience home with some sound thoughts on one of the major social problems in the field of American culture.’’ The critic of the New York Times agreed with Raymond’s sentiment, arguing that ‘‘Miss Childress has some witty and penetrating things to say...

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